<p>The Supreme Court on Monday described the 1992 Babri masjid demolition as “just an incident” and disfavoured the attempt to qualify it as famous or infamous.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A bench of Justices H L Dattu and C K Prasad fixed March 27 as the date for hearing the CBI’s appeal for invoking criminal conspiracy charge against senior political leaders like L K Advani, M M Joshi and Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray. <br /><br />As the bench took up the matter, Additional Solicitor General began by saying that the matter was related to the “famous” Babri masjid demolition case.<br /><br />On this, the bench intervened to say, “What is famous about it? It was an incident which happened and the parties are before us. It is not famous or infamous.”<br /><br />The court, however, could not take up the proceedings as some of the parties could not file their <br />response to the CBI’s appeal.<br /><br />The apex court on March 4 asked BJP leaders Advani, Joshi and other Sangh Pariwar leaders to clarify their stand before it on CBI plea seeking inclusion of the criminal conspiracy charges against them.<br /><br />The probe agency had contended that the order passed by the High Court had resulted in serious miscarriage of justice and violated the principle of consolidated investigation and consolidated chargesheet.<br /></p>
<p>The Supreme Court on Monday described the 1992 Babri masjid demolition as “just an incident” and disfavoured the attempt to qualify it as famous or infamous.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A bench of Justices H L Dattu and C K Prasad fixed March 27 as the date for hearing the CBI’s appeal for invoking criminal conspiracy charge against senior political leaders like L K Advani, M M Joshi and Shiv Sena Chief Bal Thackeray. <br /><br />As the bench took up the matter, Additional Solicitor General began by saying that the matter was related to the “famous” Babri masjid demolition case.<br /><br />On this, the bench intervened to say, “What is famous about it? It was an incident which happened and the parties are before us. It is not famous or infamous.”<br /><br />The court, however, could not take up the proceedings as some of the parties could not file their <br />response to the CBI’s appeal.<br /><br />The apex court on March 4 asked BJP leaders Advani, Joshi and other Sangh Pariwar leaders to clarify their stand before it on CBI plea seeking inclusion of the criminal conspiracy charges against them.<br /><br />The probe agency had contended that the order passed by the High Court had resulted in serious miscarriage of justice and violated the principle of consolidated investigation and consolidated chargesheet.<br /></p>
